Table 3 Association between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and bone mineral content (BMC) among adults

DII continuous

 − 0.063 (− 0.075, − 0.050)

 < 0.001

 − 0.019 (− 0.029, − 0.009)

 < 0.001

 − 0.026 (− 0.036, − 0.016)

 < 0.001

DII tertile

 Tertile 1

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 Tertile 2

 − 0.089 (− 0.146, − 0.032)

0.003

 − 0.018 (− 0.058, 0.022)

0.369

 − 0.03 (− 0.069, 0.009)

0.125

 Tertile 3

 − 0.295 (− 0.352, − 0.239)

 < 0.001

 − 0.093 (− 0.140, − 0.046)

 < 0.001

 − 0.111 (− 0.157, − 0.066)

 < 0.001